The Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) think tank has reported on the conclusions of the Citizen’s Juries set up by the IPPR to discuss climate change policy, which took place in the Tees Valley, S Wales, Thurrock and Aberdeen. The take home message was that the cost of climate change must not fall on…
CCL UK welcomes the government’s new commitment to cut carbon emissions to 78% of the 1990 level by 2035. It is also very good to see that the government is committed to tackling emissions from international aviation and shipping. The Committee on Climate Change’s 6th Carbon Budget, published late last year, stated that this level…
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court upheld the lawfulness of a carbon fee and dividend pricing, which was instated January 2019. On 25th March 2021, in a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the federal government has the right to impose minimum carbon-pricing standards on…
As Kevin Frea, the speaker at last month’s national meeting told us, we need to seize the opportunity offered by these elections to tell our local representatives about Climate Income and gain their support for this brilliant policy. Climate Change is set to be on the agenda; the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, for…
The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts report, Environmental Tax Measures, published today, is savage in its condemnation of the failure of the Government to align its environmental ambitions with the means to achieve them through its fiscal policy: Tax is an important instrument for pursuing government’s environmental goals, particularly getting to net zero…
As Kevin Frea, the speaker at last month’s national meeting told us, we need to seize the opportunity offered by these elections to tell our local representatives about Climate Income and gain their support for this brilliant policy. Climate Change is set to be on the agenda; the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, for…
BCAs are currently quite a hot topic. The Sun recently reported that UK Secretary of State for International Trade (Liz Truss) will promote them at the G7 meeting in June. BCAs are also a key component of the EU’s “Green New Deal” and may well be introduced by the EU from the start of 2023.…
How to have an impactful conversation about climate change! Vince Schutt, from enviromentum.org, gives training on how to win trust and get action on climate change. Not only does it work, but it also takes the pressure off trying to ‘win’ a conversation and everyone feels good about themselves afterwards. Training sessions: Tuesdays 23rd March,…
In a change to a previous billing, instead of our usual monthly meeting on Tuesday 20th April, we are joining CCL International’s meeting – choose either Wednesday 21st of 28th April at 3pm, 5pm or, for the night owls, midnight. They are an excellent opportunity to meet other CCL members from around the world plus…
Tuesday catch ups are for members to chat informally or talk on a theme or action, in between monthly meetings (every third Tuesday) or training sessions. Register here (Zoom)
